52 humour found within the object of the research is examined by employing six
parameters the GTVH proposed, known as Knowledge Resources KRs. They are, presented in heretical way: Script Opposition SO, Logical Mechanism
LM, Situation SI, Target TA, Narrative Strategy NS, and Language LA. For the analysis, the researcher collected one sample of verbal humour for
each type of the verbal humour found in order. In total, there were nine verbal humour samples which were analysed. Followings are the result of the analysis
along with the discussion for every type of verbal humour.
1. Pun Analysis
This section is to provide an analysis of pun collected within the object of the study. The pun examined was the second verbal humour that appeared in the
object of the research which appeared on 00.02.00. The analysis of the pun is presented in table 4.10.
Table 4.10 Pun Analysis
Number of Verbal Humour: 02
Minute in Radio Drama: 00.02.00
Dialogue: Arthur
:Oh, whos that guy? Um, oh, grey haired, did that game show, Can I have a P, please, Bob?
KR SO
P vs. Pee
LM
Twisting Homonymy
SI Arthur is trying to guess the name of the presenter of a game
show by imitating the phrase that may appear in the game show.
TA None
NS Short Narrative
LA
Set-up Arthur
:Oh, whos that guy? Um, oh, grey haired, did that game show
… Punch line
Arthur
:Can I have a P, please, Bob? PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
53 As shown in table 4.10, the pun opposed P and Pee, becoming the SO in
the pun. Because the two scripts that are opposed, P and Pee, had the same way of pronouncing, pi:, the pun is assembled by exploiting the Twisting Homonymy
LM, resulting an ambiguous meaning. These first two KRs became the main KRs of the pun production.
The pun had to be built in a certain possible situation SI based on the SO and LM.
In this case, the situation was Arthur‟s trying to guess the name of the presenter of a certain game show. Because the situation was composed that way,
the pun did not have a TA. The pun, then, was served within a short narrative NS where Arthur was having a short monologue. In the end, the verbalization on the
pun was constructed in a certain way, as shown in the table 4.10, with the punch line was placed in the end.
2. Riddle Analysis
The verbal humour analysed in this part was a ridiculous expression, the verbal humour number 37. It appeared on 00.16.24 within the object of this
research. The analysis of the riddles is shown in table 4.11.
Table 4.11 Riddle Analysis
Number of Verbal Humour: 37
Minute in Radio Drama: 00.16.24
Dialogue: Martin
: Why would he want a storage heater in Abu Dhabi?
Douglas : Well, there is a lot of heat to store
KR SO
Function vs. Fact
LM
Fallacious Reasoning
SI
Martin is questioning about the importance of having a storage heater in Abu Dhabi
TA None
NS Question and Answer
